Top seeds Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa survived a scare before qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Maybank Malaysia Open presented by Proton on Thursday.
The Japanese girls, who are seeking their first OSIM BWF World Superseries title, were taken to the limit by Singapore’s Shinta Mulia Sari-Yao Lei before winning 22-20, 9-21, 21-10.